Iran seeks to bring prominent musicians home as music fuels dissent
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Iranian authorities are encouraging exiled musicians to return as the state seeks to harness music politically and artists use it for dissent. Bijan Mortazavi returned after 47 years abroad; Mohsen Namjoo came back after about 20 years despite a 2009 five-year prison sentence.
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